The wiry, 6-foot-9 Leslie scored a game-high 19 points to surpass the 1,000-point plateau in his career for N.C. State (10-2). He added seven rebounds and three steals. Howell, a 6-8, 257-pounder, powered in 18 points on 9-of-9 shooting, plus totaled nine boards, three assists and two blocks before he fouled out late.

The Wolfpack placed five in double-figures, as T.J. Warren scored 15 off the bench, Scott Wood had 11 and Lorenzo Brown 10.

The 6-11 Whittington followed his career-high scoring game last Saturday (24 points) with 14. He also grabbed nine rebounds and blocked two shots. The 6-8 Paul added 12 points, 10 rebounds and three assists, and has reached double-figure scoring in 11 of 13 games.

WMU sophomore point guard Austin Richie added nine points and had six of the Broncos’ 12 turnovers.

Saturday completed the pre-conference portion of the schedule for the Broncos (8-5), who open Mid-American Conference play Jan. 9 at Akron. WMU next plays at University Arena on Jan. 12 and 16 in back-to-back home games against MAC East favorite Ohio and West favorite Toledo, respectively.